"What?"

Tiano, Liu Hai, Madeline Logan, Yershalova, and other experts didn't need to watch slow-motion replays to immediately recognize the horror of Xu Jingming's spearmanship! Even reaching the fifth level, to allow a 'fourth-level limit' archer within twenty meters, and with three arrows fired simultaneously like a bow and arrow rapid-fire! And to 'pierce' each arrow's arrowhead! The difficulty was too high.

"Such fast spearmanship, three thrusts in an instant?" Madeline Logan's deep eyes carried a trace of surprise.

"Jingming is getting more and more amazing," Liu Hai said, watching with a smile.

"Wow!"

Tiano Seale, who was eating an orange, also had his eyes light up at this scene. "Such an opponent, that's more like it."

...

"When close combat experts encounter a large number of arrows, they generally dodge if they can, and block if they can't," Jin Fan, the male guest in the live broadcast room, pointed to the slow-motion screen. "Xu Jingming, however, didn't miss a single one, piercing each arrow accurately, and all hitting the arrowheads. Such precision and spearing speed are truly astonishing."

Even in slow motion, the sixty arrows were quickly exhausted.

Xu Jingming took a step forward while blocking the last two arrows! In one step, he forced his way in front of Zhou Yi and pierced Zhou Yi's chest with his spear.

"Thank you," Zhou Yi said, his body illusory, still grateful.

He understood that Xu Jingming wanted to give him enough pressure to force him to break through.

But obviously, breaking through to the fifth level was not so easy! First of all, one's mind and consciousness had to be able to sense all the cells in the body. Only by reaching this step was it possible to break through in battle! Although Zhou Yi was obsessed and mad, the improvement of mind and consciousness was not just about obsession and madness.

Xu Jingming was also slightly disappointed to see this.

He really hoped to force Zhou Yi to break through! But in the dozens of competitions held, only Alan Emilienko had broken through in battle.

"The inheritance is right, the fifth level is indeed the biggest hurdle in the evolution of planetary life," Xu Jingming thought to himself.

...

Xu Jingming's second match was against Jon Pierre, a martial arts expert who had experienced far more setbacks than Xu Jingming. Before the virtual world opened, Jon Pierre's achievements were also much higher.

However, after the virtual world opened, Xu Jingming's progress was the most outstanding in the world.

"Senior Jon Pierre," Xu Jingming said, respecting his opponent.

"I've known about you for a long time. You were on the World Martial Arts Competition stage at the age of 20 and broke your leg," Jon Pierre said with a smile. "Although I also suffered a lot of injuries back then, I was in peak condition when I first participated in the competition, and I also got the world number one. Injury... came later. Of course, with the arrival of the virtual world, you can truly show your potential."

Xu Jingming looked at his opponent, "My spear will become stronger and stronger, Senior, be careful."

Jon Pierre was almost from the same era as Liu Hai, though a little younger than Liu Hai, and now only in his early fifties.

"Whoosh." "Whoosh."

In the snowy scene, the two rushed towards each other.

Xu Jingming thrust out more than a dozen spears in succession, giving Jon Pierre enough pressure, and finally pierced Jon Pierre's chest with one spear.

...

Forest map.

Xu Jingming looked at Miyagawa Akari in front of him.

"I'm honored to be able to fight you, Xu Jingming," Miyagawa Akari's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Xu Jingming had a good impression of Miyagawa Akari. In his first martial arts lecture, Miyagawa Akari gave the most rewards, and afterwards, he repeatedly and proactively said that Xu Jingming's course had given him many gains, and that his kendo could go further. Xu Jingming's final total score was the first, thanks to the contributions of Miyagawa Akari and Fang Yu.

"You can make any move you want. After ten moves, I will counterattack," Xu Jingming said.

"Okay," Miyagawa Akari's mind was completely invested at this moment.

The Sakura Country once touted Miyagawa Akari as the number one genius in the world, but in reality, although Miyagawa Akari's talent was not the number one in the world, it was also among the top in the world.

Without any professional events, in high school, his kendo had improved to an unbelievable level.

To be so strong, in addition to talent, there was also a love from the bottom of his heart!

He could practice with his eyes covered for several hours every day, just to more clearly sense the airflow of the sword cutting through the air...

He could tediously split the rubber bullets shot by the machine again and again, just to practice accuracy...

After the virtual world opened, he quickly surpassed Kiyosato Fujii and became the strongest sword god in the Sakura Country.

"Clang clang clang."

Miyagawa Akari had already rushed in front of Xu Jingming, his two swords attacking rapidly. Xu Jingming's spear easily blocked them. The continuous ten slashes were as fast as lightning and unpredictable... Xu Jingming completely blocked them with one hand holding the spear.

After blocking, Xu Jingming turned his spear and directly thrust it out.

He thrust out twelve spears in succession, each one more swift than the last. Miyagawa Akari could only block them in a sorry state! Once Xu Jingming attacked, he could only try his best to defend, and he felt extremely difficult. And the twelfth spear pierced Miyagawa Akari's chest.

"Thank you," Miyagawa Akari said gratefully, because under the full-force fight and extreme defense, he faintly had the feeling of mobilizing all the cells in his body.

...

After that, in the battle between Miyagawa Akari and Jon Pierre, Miyagawa Akari broke through in battle! He finally broke through to the fifth level, and his sword light slashed past Jon Pierre.

"I broke through," Miyagawa Akari had tears in his eyes at this moment, they were tears of excitement.

Miyagawa Akari was also the second person in the entire group stage to break through in battle.

******

In Group Seven, Haru Singh and Akilov were both fifth-level experts, but Haru Singh was obviously much stronger. Akilov should have just broken through not long ago, and his evolutionary method was still not perfect, so he was easily defeated.

Group Eight saw the terrifying Tiger Furson and Fang Yu advance! Although Fang Yu was still at the fourth-level limit, he was generally able to win in battles at the fourth-level limit level.

"Today's last four group matches have selected Yershalova, Merritt, Xu Jingming, Miyagawa Akari, Haru Singh, Akilov, Tiger Furson, and Fang Yu, a total of eight players," the female host in the live broadcast room said. "The virtual world system has determined the knockout stage matchups."

As she spoke, the detailed matchups were already displayed behind her.

The first place in the previous group will play against the second place in the next group.

The second place in the previous group will play against the first place in the next group.

Arranged in order... forming eight matchups.

"Tomorrow's first round of the knockout stage will determine the top eight players," the female host said.

In the stands, Xu Jingming nodded slightly. After the group stage, he had a clear understanding of the strength of the global experts. "Among the current top sixteen, eleven are fifth-level experts, including the eliminated Alan Emilienko... Since the virtual world opened, Blue Star has produced twelve fifth-level experts? Is that all this civilization has produced?"

Xu Jingming didn't know that the number of fifth-level experts born after the virtual world opened was actually even smaller!

Because those experts who had been cultivating for a long time had to be deducted.

On another stand, Pang Ze and his wife and children also watched the game.

"A weak cosmic civilization! More than five billion adults, and only this few of the most talented experts," Pang Ze thought to himself. It was said that when the sky fell, there would be tall people to hold it up, but as the 'tallest' on Blue Star today, Pang Ze was under a lot of pressure.

"I hope one of them can be more outstanding than me," Pang Ze said silently. The feeling of someone helping to shield from the wind and rain must be very good.

Sometimes, Pang Ze also felt very tired, but there was no way, he was the 'tall person' who had to hold up the sky when it fell.